Expert Advice

Making an offer on your first home? New to Canada? Our experts provide advice on a variety of topics to help you during the homebuying process.

• Brenda Bouw

One of the most stressful things about homebuying is making your first offer. Brenda Bouw, journalist and author of Homegirl: The Single Women's Guide to Buying Real Estate in Canada will help ease your mind by preparing you to make your first home offer.
 
• Professor Michael Haan

Michael Haan is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta and a thought leader in the area of Canadian homeownership patterns. Professor Haan recently authored a study on the homebuying experiences of Canadian immigrants, which formed the basis for Genworth's Fall 2007 First-Time Homebuyers Monitor.
 
• Nick Noorani

It's also helpful to get advice from someone who's been in your shoes. Nick Noorani is publisher of The Canadian Immigrant Magazine and co-author of Arrival Survival Guide. His own immigrant journey to Canada has helped him become an expert on successful integration into Canada.
 
• Stephen Dupuis

Stephen Dupuis is President and CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association. With nearly 1,400 member companies, BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater GTA. BILD is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations.